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Miners' strike (1984–1985)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Miners'_strike_(1984–1985)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:arrested
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
numerous miners
gptkbp:cause
proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
memorials in mining communities
gptkbp:documentedIn
numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:endDate
1985-03-03
gptkbp:hasPart
mass rallies
police confrontations
flying pickets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Miners' strike (1984–1985)
gptkbp:impact
decline of coal industry in the UK
social division in mining communities
weakening of trade unions
gptkbp:influencedBy
previous miners' strikes
gptkbp:leader
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:location
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkbp:organizer
gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants
over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Thatcherism
UK trade union history
gptkbp:result
job losses
pit closures
defeat for the miners
gptkbp:significantEvent
gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
gptkbp:startDate
1984-03-06
gptkbp:topic
coal mining
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:United_Kingdom_(until_1993)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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